Ramesh R.B. is an iconic figure in the chess world, celebrated both as a highly successful player and coach. Founder of Chess Gurukul in 2008 along with his wife Aartie Ramaswamy (WGM), he is renowned for innovation in training young talent, consider for example that his students have won over 40 medals at the World Youth Championships! A recipient of the prestigious Mikhail Botvinnik FIDE Award 2023, he has trained talents such as Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh Chithambaram. His academy, located on Dyaraman Street in T. Nagar, Chennai, is an international benchmark for chess enthusiasts. In addition to promoting sporting excellence, Ramesh is committed to making the game of chess accessible to all by removing financial barriers and providing opportunities for young talent from all walks of life. For him, success in chess comes through joy and fun. of learning. For Ramesh, the game of chess goes beyond winning. It is a source of joy and passion that he hopes to instill in every young player.

Cuban junior champion and International Master in 1978, Lexy Ortega spent eight years in Cuba as technical director and coach, winning approximately 50 international tournaments. He mentored Walter Arencibia, the 1986 world junior champion, and coached the Mexico and San Marino Olympic teams. In 2000 he became an International Grandmaster and had the privilege of training Daniele Vocaturo. In 2008, Lexy Ortega captained and coached the Italian women's Olympic team in Dresden, achieving their best result ever. In 2009 he became Absolute Italian Champion. From 2011 to 2017, he was Technical Commissioner of the women's sector, and since 2020 he has been Federal Manager of the youth sector and Director/Instructor of the Federal Chess Academy. He also obtained the titles of Fide Trainer and Chief Instructor FSI/CONI

He is an Italian chess player and YouTuber, Grand Master, and overall Italian Champion in 2017, 2022, 2023, and 2025. Originally from Bovisio Masciago, he began playing chess at the age of 6 and trained at the Ceriano Laghetto club, initially mentored by Raffaele Milan and then, until 2011, by the brothers Mattia and Daniele Lapiccirella. From May 2011 to December 2016, he was coached by IM Giulio Borgo. A rapidly growing player, he was a National Master at 13 and an International Master at 16. He participated in four Chess Olympiads for the Italian national team from 2016 to 2024: he won 16 games, drew 14, and lost 7.

Jesper Hall is an IM and FIDE Senior Trainer who has worked as a trainer and project manager for chess for 25 years. His driving force is to explore how to teach chess in the best way depending on goal and context. He has been in charge of the talent programs Team Sweden and Team Norway, building up training structures for talents in Norway and Sweden. Since 2014 he is the chairman of ECU Education, developing new methods for teaching chess in schools. He has written 18 chess books on chess training, and his most prominent student is Magnus Carlsen. Today he is coordinator of The level-up program, but is also content manager for noctie.ai the leading AI-company for chess coaching.

International Master since 1995 and GM "under rating condition" since 2008 (three GM norms 1998-2001).
He was captain and coach of the Italian women's national team during several Chess Olympiads as well as of the youth national team at the 2006 Turin Olympiad.
In the two-year period 2011-2012 he held the position of COMPETITION DIRECTOR (CT) of the Italian Chess Federation.
Chief Instructor since 2015, in 2021 he received the "BENEMERENZA" from the F.S.I. for his coaching career which has led several top young players to success, including GM Luca Moroni, the 2025 Italian overall champion.

International Chess Master, FSI Chief Instructor, and face of online chess in Italy. A student of the Kasparov School in Baku and a child prodigy in the early 2000s, he is now a two-time Italian team champion with Lazio Scacchi. He represented the Federation at the 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad, also as a federal interpreter. He holds a degree in International Relations from La Sapienza University in Rome. He combines competitive experience, education, and outreach to the Italian chess scene.

A highly experienced instructor, since 1994 he has contributed to the development of chess in Sardinia where he was the founder of the Sardinia Regional Chess Committee and for years held the role of instructor of the Under 16 youth representative at the CIGU16.
Awarded as best instructor by the FSI in 2010, he then held the role of President of the Youth Teaching and School Commission from 2012 to 2016. Creator of the Ideographic Method, particularly suitable for the school context.
In 2017 he wrote "Quadri di matto", the most complete pattern recognition manual dedicated to checkmate patterns.
Very active in the projects of Alfiere Bianco and the Italian Chess Federation.